NCAA Game Summary - Iona at Fairfield

Bridgeport, CT (Sports Network) - Derek Needham scored 17 points and drained
the game-winning 3-pointer with just five seconds remaining to lift the
Fairfield Stags to a 66-64 victory over the Iona Gaels in a Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference bout at Webster Bank Arena.

Needham connected on 4-of-9 from beyond the arc for Fairfield (17-11, 9-7
MAAC), which has conquered seven of its last eight games. Justin Jenkins (12
points, five assists) and Maurice Barrow (10 points, eight rebounds) were both
impressive off the bench for the Stags, while Amadou Sidibe added nine points
and nine boards.

For Iona (15-11, 9-7), Lamont Jones paced all scorers with 29 points, doing so
on 9-of-17 from the field and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line. Sean Armand
had 14 points and David Laury chipped in 12 points, six rebounds, three blocks
and three steals for the Gaels, who have lost two in a row and five of their
last six.

Iona jumped out to an 11-point lead with less than eight minutes to play in
the first half, but Fairfield climbed back to make its deficit just one,
34-33, heading into halftime.

The teams traded several leads in the second half before the Gaels found
themselves up seven, 61-54, following a Tavon Sledge 3-pointer with 3:48 to
play. The Stags answered quickly, ripping off nine straight points to take a
63-61 advantage with 63-61 left. Jones delivered the counter strike for Iona
on its next possession, converting a traditional three-point play to give his
team a one-point lead, but Fairfield took advantage of its last opportunity
when Needham drilled the game-winner from long range. Armand's jumper at the
buzzer did not fall and the Stags escaped with the win.